MOGRT text misaligned

[Mitja L]

Hi, I have a MOGRT with texts flying onto the screen, which was made as centered in AE and also looks like that on the thumbnail of the Graphic Templates menu.

But when I drop it on the timeline, the upper text is offset... longer text as much as they get cropped even, so I cannot align it manually  😞 
See the screenshot attached (also for computer specs and app versions).

I have cleared the cache (of PR) and updated both PR & AE (and exported new MOGRTs after)... any other advise?

Thanks

[Sumeet Kumar Choubey]

Hi Mitja L,

Welcome to the community! Would you mind sharing a download link for the mogrt so that we can get it checked at our end? Also, please let us know the version of Pr & Ae used.

Thanks,

Sumeet

[Mitja L]

Sure, here is the link, hope that works for you as the .mogrt is not supported below: https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/e0c6efbf-a554-4576-93bc-eaa3f599a81c

App versions are PR 25.5.0. (B13) and AE 25.5.0. (B4); MacOS Monterey 12.5.1.

Thank you!

[Rabih_Sleiman8490]

Here are the main things you can try (some are in AE, some in PR):

 In After Effects (when building the MOGRT):

1. Use Paragraph Alignment (not Transform Position) for centering

Select the text layer → in the Paragraph panel set it to centered.

Avoid manually positioning text using anchor points unless absolutely needed.

2. Enable "Responsive Design – Position"

When making the MOGRT, use Responsive Design so Premiere respects your AE composition bounds.

Make sure the text is inside the comp area and not near the edges.

3. Source Rect at Time Expression

If you’re using sourceRectAtTime() to center dynamically, make sure your expression accounts for both width and height, and aligns based on the comp size, not just the text box.

Example for centering:

s = sourceRectAtTime();
x = thisComp.width/2 - (s.left + s.width/2);
y = thisComp.height/2 - (s.top + s.height/2);
[x,y]

4. Convert AE Text Box to Point Text

If you used a paragraph text box, Premiere sometimes misinterprets long lines (causing cropping/offset).

Try switching to point text and re-export.

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In Premiere Pro:

1. Check Scale & Position in Essential Graphics

Sometimes Premiere adds hidden offsets when you drop the MOGRT. Reset scale/position in the EGP panel.

2. Try Different Font / System Font Sync

If the font is missing or substituted, Premiere will misplace it. Make sure the font is installed locally on your system (not only in Adobe Fonts cloud).

3. Clear AE + PR Cache Together

You cleared PR cache, but also clear AE’s disk cache (Preferences → Media & Disk Cache). Then re-export the MOGRT.

4. Test on a Clean Project

Create a new empty PR project → drop the MOGRT. If it aligns correctly, the issue may be project-specific.

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👉 From experience, the two biggest culprits are:

Using paragraph text boxes (fix = switch to point text or use sourceRectAtTime).

Font mismatch/substitution between AE and PR.

[Mitja L]

Thanks for the in depth guide!

AE:
1.) I already used Paragraph alignment.

2.) How do you enable "Responsive Design"? The text is in the middle of the comp thou...
3.) I did not use Source Rect at Time Expression

4.) How do I Convert AE Text Box to Point Text? Never did that before...

PR:

1.) I checked but all is on the default values.

2.) I have to use this font as its under companies CGP... I am runing it from Font Book on my computer.
3.) Did that, no change.

4.) Also tested that, no change.

I also tried the Software rendering instead of GPU but no change... 

The most frustrating thing is when I put the MOGRT into timeline for a split second all the texts are aligned, but than the upper one jumps to the side 😞

[Mitja L]

I believe I have just plain text, no Text Box or Point Text as the option to convert is not available (when right clicking)...

[Mitja L]

I've also checked the Responsive design, but I do not understand what to choose between an Intro, Outro, or a Protected Region or why this would matter to my mogrt...

Any advise would help, thanks again!

[Mitja L]

I did try the Protected Region and exported a new MOGRT but the problem is still there...

I forgot to mention that I get these two messages before exporting:

- The following 1 renderer(s) are only supported via Dynamic Link: Advanced 3D
If you continue, the Motion Graphics template cannot be used unless After Effects is installed on the same computer.
BUT I am running both apps on the same computer and with the same licence. Also there is no 3D in my animation.
- The following 2 fonts were not synced from Adobe:
Publica Sans Round Bold
Publica Sans Round Bold Italic
The Motion Graphics template will be marked as requiring fonts that are not available from Adobe.
BUT I do not get the "missing font" window in PR and the fonts in PR are working fine, just the alignment is wrong.

[Mitja L · Accepted solution]

Finally found the glitch myself... the reason the upper text was misaligned is the text being POINT TEXT instead of BOX TEXT... you can change that under Paragraph settings, under ...More and use the far right icon in the last row.

The downside is that the text now has a limited width to the original input (from AE) but can be changed in AE and re-exported with fixing of the Box size.

See attached snap for guidance.

Hope it helps someone else, much thanks to @Rabih_Sleiman8490 who opened the discussion on that option!